The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Advices received in Washington report the
yellow fever epidemic at Key West practically
stamped out
Bush fires have been raging north of Quebec
for the past week and the smoke from them has
become SO dense that navigation IS almost I'M
possible.
London, is passenger the steamer Britannia,
which sailed from Queenstown yesterday for
New York.
passenger by the steamer Atlantic. from
Saulte Ste. Marie reports at Owen Sound, Ont,
that he McGarigle, the Chicago 'boodler."
at Gore Bay.
E. S. Wheeler, the iron merchant OF New
Haven. who recently failed with liabilities of
81, 600, 900 and assets of about $loU,UOU, was
arrested yesterday.
In wreck on the Chambersburg branch of
the Pennsylvania railroad yesterday, Howard
Thomas, engineer was killed. and c. W. Perry,
fireman, was badly hurt
Fire yesterday destroyed the paper warehouse
of Debler. Nudge 81 Co., on Hopkins place and
Sharp street, Baltimore The damage is esti-
mated a. $50, 000 partially insured.
In the checker match at Pittsburg yesterday
three games were played Reed lost two games
and the other was drawn The score now
stands: Barker won three and twelve drawn.
Saint Bernard Commandery, knights Tenn
plars, of Chicago at their conclave held Wednes
day night. expelled William J. McGariele, Adam
Ochs and F. W. Bipper from the roll of Sir
knights,
Joseph Baum & Co., wholesale dealers in gen.
sgnment yesterday. Liabilities and assets are
placed at $3.50, 900 each. The principal creditors
are in Philadelphia
A man giving his name as Fred Titus, but be-
lieved by Inspector Byrnes, OF New York, to be
Charles r. Titus, notorious forger. has been
arrested at Montreal for forging and altering
notes in Chicago, New York and elsewhere.
News has been received at Quebec of serious
railroad collision the Intercolonal railroad
between St. Noise and Little Meres. The
gineers of both trains it is reported, have been
killed. Beyond this no particulars have yet
been learned.
temporary receiver of the Covincton & Macon
railroad, on order of the Judge of the Superior
Court of Macon. Ga A bill was filed by several
old claimants whose claim Is 81, b0O, principally
for work done on the road
The jury at Bismarck, d. t., in the OF
Charles Woods, charged with the murder of
George Fleury. rendered a verdict of acquittal
Woods Will now be relnstated In the United
States army and receive pay for the time OF his
Incarceration, nearly two years
Yesterday the State authorities of Wisconsin
made $19,044 in awards to heirs of ak men
killed in the Capitol disaster of Nov. g. 1884, and
to seventeen workmen injured. The maximum
individual allowance was $2.OOO. In making
these awards the State does not acknowledge its
liabilities for the disaster.
Sir George Stephenss circular regarding the
Red River Valley railroad troubles. has been
cabled to England with the intention of mislead-
ing the public opinion there, A statement from
the Ma nitoba stand point is being prepared and
will follow without delay. Norguay has arrived
at Toronto and is consultation with repre-
sentatives of English capitalists.
The Dominion Department of Fisheries is
advised that up to date ten Behring sealers
have eluded the United States cutter Rush and
arrived at Victoria, B. c. The total catch is
reported to be Is, GAG skins by Canadian vessels
and 2, $50 skins landed in British Columbia by
American schooners At Sc so per skin the
value of the catch reaches the sum of over
$4,000.
Citizens of Tucson. A. t., who have returned
from San Pedro, state that all the crops the
bottom lands between Mammoth and Benson
have been entirely destroyed by the recent
now but bed of sand. Such rush of waters
has never before been known. 1t will take
eral years before the ranchers can recover from
their losses.
A Findlay. o.. special says: The village OF
Rawson was visited by another fire Wednes-
day. The flames began in a saw-mill which
totally destroyed. together with over 400 900
feet of lumber The loss is fully SOC, 600 and
there is insurance ALL Twenty-Five men
are thrown out of employment by this fire.
This same village sustained loss of $50 900 by
fire only few days ago. The flames were
undoubtedly of incendiary origin.
special reports the fatal shooting of Rev.
Alfred Beddington, Baptist missionary, by one
Gassmore, at his house on the line between the
Chickasaw and Choctaw nations in Indian Ter
ritory. Beddington and Glassmore had served
in the confederate army together, and were fast
friends until short time ago. when Bedding
tons attention to Miss Glassmore caused
trouble. &lassmore ordered Beddington to keep
away frofWhis house. and the shooting occurred
as Beddington dismounting at the gate.